Nirav Modi, 51, is the prime accused in the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam. He fled India when the PNB scam was unearthed and a multi-agency probe began. Currently, he remains behind bars at Wandsworth prison in London.
On October 12, the court reserved its judgment on Nirav Modi’s plea against the verdict of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court from last year in favor of extradition.
Hearing Nirav Modi’s plea against extradition to India, the court had noted that India is a “friendly foreign power” and the UK must honor its extradition treaty obligations by not picking holes in the Indian government’s assurances that Nirav Modi will be provided with adequate medical care at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai.